Exploring how children express feelings and emotions in an online support group

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Highlights：

• The emotional content of children’s online messages is explored.

• Children found similar others online and often shared intimate emotional concerns.

• Children revealed difficulties in coping with conflicting emotions.

• Emotions confided included feeling hurt, confused, scared and jealous.

• Children felt confident in the online environment to express intense emotions.

摘要

•The emotional content of children’s online messages is explored.•Children found similar others online and often shared intimate emotional concerns.•Children revealed difficulties in coping with conflicting emotions.•Emotions confided included feeling hurt, confused, scared and jealous.•Children felt confident in the online environment to express intense emotions.

论文关键词：Children,Online support,Emotional support,Online group

论文评审过程：Received 20 April 2015, Revised 26 June 2015, Accepted 10 July 2015, Available online 28 July 2015, Version of Record 28 July 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.07.013